'turn off' definitions:
Definition of 'turn off'
From: WordNet
verb
Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" [syn: switch off, cut, turn off, turn out] [ant: switch on, turn on]
verb
Make a turn; "turn off at the parking area"
verb
Cause to feel intense dislike or distaste [syn: turn off, put off]
Synonyms of 'turn off'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amplify,
- ax,
- blunt,
- boot,
- boot out,
- bounce,
- bow out,
- break,
- bump,
- bundle,
- bundle off,
- bust,
- can,
- cashier,
- charge,
- chill,
- close,
- cool,
- cut,
- damp,
- dampen,
- deflect,
- defrock,
- degrade,
- demote,
- deplume,
- depose,
- deprive,
- deter,
- disaffect,
- disbar,
- discharge,
- discourage,
- disemploy,
- disincline,
- disinterest,
- dismiss,
- displace,
- displume,
- distract,
- divert,
- drop,
- drum out,
- electrify,
- energize,
- expel,
- fire,
- furlough,
- galvanize,
- generate,
- gibbet,
- give the air,
- give the ax,
- give the gate,
- hustle out,
- indispose,
- kick,
- kick out,
- kick upstairs,
- kill,
- lay off,
- let go,
- let out,
- loop in,
- make redundant,
- noose,
- pack off,
- pension off,
- plug in,
- put off,
- quench,
- read out of,
- release,
- remove,
- repel,
- replace,
- retire,
- sack,
- scrag,
- send away,
- send off,
- send packing,
- separate forcibly,
- shock,
- short,
- short-circuit,
- show the door,
- show the gate,
- shut,
- shut down,
- shut off,
- step down,
- step up,
- stiffen,
- string up,
- strip,
- superannuate,
- surplus,
- suspend,
- switch off,
- switch on,
- terminate,
- turn aside,
- turn away,
- turn from,
- turn on,
- turn out,
- unfrock,
- wean from
Words containing 'turn off'
- By turns,
- In turn,
- To a turn,
- To be turned of,
- To turn about,
- To turn again,
- To turn against,
- To turn down,
- To turn in,
- To turn into,
- To turn off,
- To turn on,
- To turn out,
- To turn over,
- To turn to,
- To turn under,
- To turn up,
- Turn,
- Turn and turn about,
- Turned,
- Turning,
- about turn,
- turn about,
- turn down,
- turn in,
- turn into,
- turn on,
- turn out,
- turn over,
- turn to,
- turn up,
- turned off,
- turned on,
- turned out,
- turned up,
- By-turning,
- Engine turning,
- Flange turning,
- Good turn,
- Ill turn,
- Quarter turn,
- Round turn,
- Sea turn,
- Series turns,
- Table turning,
- To take turns,
- To turn a corner,
- To turn a flange,
- To turn a penny,
- To turn adrift,
- To turn aside,
- To turn away,
- To turn back,
- To turn head,
- To turn in the mind,
- To turn round,
- To turn tail,
- To turn the back,
- To turn the back on,
- To turn the balance,
- To turn the brain of,
- To turn the corner,
- To turn the dice,
- To turn the die,
- To turn the edge of,
- To turn the head of,
- To turn the point of,
- To turn the scale,
- To turn the stomach of,
- To turn the tables,
- To turn tippet,
- To turn to account,
- To turn to advantage,
- To turn to flight,
- To turn to profit,
- To turn turtle,
- To turn upon,
- To turn upside down,
- Toll turn,
- Turn bench,
- Turn buckle,
- Turn cap,
- Turn of life,
- Turn screw,
- Turn-out,
- Turning bridge,
- Turning engine,
- Turning lathe,
- Turning pair,
- Turning point,
- kick turn,
- stem turn,
- take turns,
- toss and turn,
- turn a loss,
- turn a profit,
- turn a trick,
- turn around,
- turn aside,
- turn away,
- turn away from,
- turn back,
- turn indicator,
- turn inside out,
- turn of events,
- turn of expression,
- turn of phrase,
- turn of the century,
- turn on a dime,
- turn red,
- turn signal,
- turn tail,
- turn the corner,
- turn the other cheek,
- turn the tables,
- turn the tide,
- turn the trick,
- turn thumbs down,
- turn turtle,
- turn up the heat,
- turn up the pressure,
- turn upside down,
- turn-on,
- turned around,
- turning away,
- Quarter turn belt,
- Re-turn,
- To bring up with a round turn,
- To turn King's evidence,
- To turn Queen's evidence,
- To turn State's evidence,
- To turn a cold shoulder to,
- To turn a hostile army,
- To turn an honest penny,
- To turn one's coat,
- To turn one's goods,
- To turn one's hand to,
- To turn one's money,
- To turn over a new leaf,
- To turn the back on one,
- To turn the back upon,
- To turn the enemy's flank,
- Turn-buckle,
- Turn-outs,
- Turn-sick,
- Turning and boring mill,
- ampere-turn,
- turn a blind eye,
- turn a nice dime,
- turn a nice dollar,
- turn a nice penny,
- turn one's stomach,
- turn over a new leaf,
- u-turn,
- well-turned,
- To bring up any one with a round turn,
- To turn around one's finger,
- three-point turn